Beauty and the beasts
Subtitle: Kifwebe and animal masks of the Songye, Luba and related peoples : from the collection of Stewart J. Warkow
By: Marc Leo Felix
Contributors: African Art Museum of the S.M.A. Fathers
Publisher: SMA African Art Museum
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Tenafly, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
Subjects: Masks; Exhibitions; Songye Masks; Sculpture, Congolese (Democratic Republic); Animals in art; Songye (African people); Social life and customs; Luba (African people); Art collections
Other titles: Kifwebe and animal masks of the Songye, Luba and related peoples
Notes: Accompanies an exhibition held at the African Art Museum of the SMA Fathers, Oct. 26, 2003-Jan. 3, 2004.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-108).
Table of contents: title: The Songye people and their sculpture; title: Who's who, among Kifwebe masks; title: Kifwebe masks and their costume; title: Stylistic variations of Kifwebe masks; title: The many meanings of Kifwebe masks; title: Function of Kifwebe masks; title: The ubiquitous "Kifwebe" icon; title: Who else makes striped wooden masks?; title: Kifwebe and animals; title: The Luba zoo comes to town; title: Unknown species appear; title: The Lomotwa people; title: Where did these animal masks come from?; title: Bestiarium; title: Dispersion of animal masks; title: Why make an animal mask?; title: Cherchez la femme.